Arkansas went 3-9 in Bielema's first season and failed to win an SEC game for the first time in school history. The Razorbacks have lost their last 12 SEC games, but have rekindled their confidence in the offseason.

Even former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said this week he has "faith" in the Razorbacks' defense as they prepare to face Auburn's hurry-up offense that led the nation in rushing yards in 2013.

"You're going to see a defense that is a lot more aggressive," Bielema said Friday, according to ArkansasNews.com. "I don't mean aggressive by the number of blitzes called, I'm talking about the way they play. They're communicating very well before the snap, the formations they play, they know what they are supposed to do and they are playing very, very angry.

"One thing we should be able to do is we should be very angry about what happened a year ago. Our kids show it on a daily basis."